New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
month"; Lave OF absence; Leutenart-C omuandeu
Thomas Nelson from the Paos and ordered home.
DELUDED BY BAYARDs HoNEYED woR
PHRASES THAT WE'RE DECEPTIVE.

| PACIFIC COAST REPRESENTATIVES, PUT OFF WITH
PHRASES THAT WERE DECEPTIVE.
WasHISGToS, March tSpetiaD.-The Senators ara
eseDtatives from the Pacific Coast strongly In.
clned TO believe that the Department has stolen
march on and they by means In the host Of
humor in consequence On the same day June l. 1850,
the Senate passed two bills relating TO Chinese One wac
the bill indemnify the sufferers by the Rock Spring
riots and the other amend the Chinese Immigration
act In the latter bill the Pacific Coast people, without
distinction OF party were and are deeply Interested
Both bills referred at the same time to the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Indemnity bill
favoraby reported, but the other measure was held
by the Committee. The California and Oregon men
began to believe that Administration influences
were adverse to the bill When Congress reasscmbe in
December they turned their attention TO the State De-
partnent Secretary Bayard prosuse with his ex.
pressions OF sympathy and interest, but bssought
Pacific Coast be patient and not to press the
measure. In substance he said:
II the bill be pressed II will disturb and perhaps null
lily negotiations now in progress between the Chinese
Government and our own which, IL successful. will &C.
eonpish everything that you desire In the meantime
lend your influence the Indemnity BILL the passage OF
which will put China in good hunor and facilitate the
or once were such procstatlons and assurance,
repeated. At last the state Department plumply
asked "Can you give assurance that the negotia
lions will be let e 20 Is s ssS treaty
While direct reply Ia the affirmative could not DC OBJ
tane Mr. and Mt SreT oSt gave sounb ass
might rely. Well, Congress has adjourned. No new
treaty with China has been sent 10 the Senate More.
the Pacific Coast representatives are strongly
inclined TO believe that negotiations foot for
treaty any rate for such treaty would super
sede the legislation which proposed in the XLIXth
Congress and which passed the Senate. They that
the careful and searching inquiries have failed 10
disclose that any negotiations whatever have been at
tempted. 1t is secret that Mr. Bayards influence was
successfully exered To prevent favorable action by
Chairman Perry BelmOnts Committee the bill which
passed the Senate nearly year ago.
NEW GOLD DISCOVERIES IN THE TRANsyAAL
WASHINGTON, March 9-vice Consul Knight reports 10
the Department OF State concerning Transvaa gold fields
that the wonderful sheba Reef has been eclpsed by
another discovered last and known the
Thomas Reef, samples Of its quartz weighing 5000
pounds and which, II is said yielded 148 ounces OF gold
This discovery naturally impetus to prospecting
large SCALE resungin the discovery of maryeiousy
extensive and rich gold quartz veins The viceconsui
says he believes after making inquiry from the best
information obtanabe that the Transvaa fields when
fully developed Will prove the richest In the
world discoveries have naturally given rise TO
no end OF speculation and mining ventures ana great
rush capitalists miners and adventurers has set In for
the fields Near Sbelba Reef city. Barberton. has
sprung up IL by magic, numbering already 1000 TO
5000 population and Is rapidly increasing The report
concludes by cauIioning persons without means not to
venture into the gold country unless they be thorough
,anffaa oil mil